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Pokemon Ball Sushi ポケモンボール寿司

A step-by-step guide on how to make Pokemon Sushi Ball! This is a fun food to make for parties and to put in bento boxes for children (or adults!).

Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 3
Calories: 611 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of white short grain rice
  • 1/2 cup of sushi vinegar
  • 4 1/2 seaweed nori sheets
  • 6 cheese sticks
  • 6 cooked Kanpyo stirps

Instructions

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  1. Prepare the sushi rice by following the recipe link.
  2. Cook 1 cup of the rice in regular water.
  3. Cook 1/4 cup of azuki beans in 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker for 15 minutes. Drain the beans and use 1 cup of the azuki bean water to cook the second cup of rice.
  4. Cut a seaweed sheet into three pieces.
  5. Roll and wrap the two cheese sticks together as the step by step photo indicates and set aside.
  6. Place 1/3 of red coloured rice on the bottom half of the sushi mould and creat a trench in the middle.
  7. Place a nori wrapped cheese stick in the trench.
  8. Cut the 1/2 nori sheets into 1 cm strips.
  9. Place the 1 cm nori strips on both sides of the cheese.
  10. Top the 1 cm nori sheets with Kanpyo sheets.
  11. Place another 1 cm nori strip over the Kanpyo strips.
  12. Fill the top half with white rice, shaping it like a semi sphere.
  13. Place the mould lid on and press it down firmly.
  14. Take the sushi roll out of the mould and roll onto a nori sheet on a bamboo sushi rolling mat.
  15. Wrapped the nori sheet around the sushi by rolling the bamboo mat.
  16. Wet the edge of the nori sheet with water so that it will seal the sushi.
  17. Place the nori overlapped side down for a few minutes.
  18. Slice the sushi roll into 8 pieces and serve with shiso leaves (optional).

Notes

  • instructions for making perfect sushi rice here

Nutrition Information

Calories 611kcal (31%) Carbohydrates 100g (33%) Protein 20g (40%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Cholesterol 30mg (10%) Sodium 455mg (19%) Potassium 141mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Calcium 81mg (8%) Iron 1.1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 3Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 611

% Daily Value*

Calories 611kcal 31%
Carbohydrates 100g 33%
Protein 20g 40%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Cholesterol 30mg 10%
Sodium 455mg 19%
Potassium 141mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Calcium 81mg 8%
Iron 1.1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.